Hi,
Just wondering can anyone recommend a good Fiddle e String, Using dominants on my fiddle, but the E string is very weak,
Is the Gold E the way to go ? if so what brand ?
Or what are the other alternatives ?
Thanks.
(I'm mixing this string with Thomastik Vision Titanium solo G, D and A. I can recommend you those strings instead of the dominants, which respond slower, have an extreme long break in time and a short life time).
Thanks not sure if wound or not, But it is very weak on sound..
I am going to get a set of evah's maybe in a few months,
but in the meantime just looking for a good e string, thanks for assistance so far.
Regarding Lenzner Goldbrokat , are the other strings of the set ok to use, I see a set online at the moment cheap enough ? would they equal dominants ?
the brightest E string I ever tried is the Pirastro flexicore. also the other strings of this set are very brilliant and last much longer than dominant , keeping their sound for months. With the dominant , an additional problem is the unwrapping of the wound after a short while
I just tried Thomastik's Vision string (not the titanium version), at heavy (!) gauge. Very sweet, and the E, although it's not wound, is fairly whistle-resistant. They're a bit quieter, but the payback is a mellow sweetness.
I had been running Tonicas for a long time, but I think I've found myself a new string. They're even a little less expensive than Tonicas, but I'd pay more (but that's our little secret, okay?).
I've been using a gold E-string on both my fiddles for some time, and it's better for clarity and smoothness than anything else I've tried. I've been using them for so long I'm not quite sure what they are, but the tailpiece end is black and the peg end is green, with a yellow plastic sleeve for the groove in the bridge (Pirastro Obligato ... possibly?)
They don't whistle, but I'd suggest that a whistling E is usually not so much a consequence of the string or bow but of a fault in bowing technique.
I can confirm the Es I'm using; they are Obligatos, as I suspected. They're left over from sets of Obligatos I've used over the years, and these Es are still lasting. Currently, I'm using them successfully with heavy Helicores on my modern Jay Haide (my session fiddle), and with Vision Titaniums on my old German fiddle.
Premierview, I expect the Evah E will do fine - it comes from the top end of the Pirastro stable.
I find the gold to be rather week. A good quality plains steel with more "body" would be a Hill. Might try the new flexocore wound E by Pirastro. A warmer sound when high end is too edgy.
Fiddle E String
Fiddle E String
Hi,
Just wondering can anyone recommend a good Fiddle e String, Using dominants on my fiddle, but the E string is very weak,
Is the Gold E the way to go ? if so what brand ?
Or what are the other alternatives ?
Thanks.
# Posted on September 16th 2008 by premierview
Re: Fiddle E String
Just curious, are you using the wound E your Dominants?
# Posted on September 16th 2008 by ElaineP
Re: Fiddle E String
Lenzner Goldbrokat; cheap and brillant.
# Posted on September 16th 2008 by Henk Bos
Re: Fiddle E String
(I'm mixing this string with Thomastik Vision Titanium solo G, D and A. I can recommend you those strings instead of the dominants, which respond slower, have an extreme long break in time and a short life time).
# Posted on September 16th 2008 by Henk Bos
Re: Fiddle E String
Thanks not sure if wound or not, But it is very weak on sound..
I am going to get a set of evah's maybe in a few months,
but in the meantime just looking for a good e string, thanks for assistance so far.
# Posted on September 16th 2008 by premierview
Re: Fiddle E String
Regarding Lenzner Goldbrokat , are the other strings of the set ok to use, I see a set online at the moment cheap enough ? would they equal dominants ?
# Posted on September 16th 2008 by premierview
Re: Fiddle E String
Premier
Look no further than the E I eventually settled on here
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/18340
I struggled for a LONG time trying to find a suitable E. This was the solution (and costing £4.89 and next day delivery, 'just the ticket')
# Posted on September 16th 2008 by domnull
Re: Fiddle E String
the brightest E string I ever tried is the Pirastro flexicore. also the other strings of this set are very brilliant and last much longer than dominant , keeping their sound for months. With the dominant , an additional problem is the unwrapping of the wound after a short while
# Posted on September 16th 2008 by fiddlemax
Re: Fiddle E String
Regarding Lenzner Goldbrokat : the E is the exception, the other strings got so bad reviews I never even tried them.
# Posted on September 16th 2008 by Henk Bos
Re: Fiddle E String
> Would be interesting if any one else did?
# Posted on September 16th 2008 by Henk Bos
Re: Fiddle E String
I have a gold G string that use on the weekends! I like it.
# Posted on September 16th 2008 by The Grand Spy
Re: Fiddle E String
Anybody got an update on the reported value of wound E strings in preventing the dreaded "Whistling E"?
# Posted on September 16th 2008 by Bob himself
Re: Fiddle E String
I use a Jargar E but try different types - what sounds great on someone else's fiddle may not on yours.
# Posted on September 16th 2008 by west-coaster
Re: Fiddle E String
i use a evah-piazzi E string....wery strong sounding, but I would recomend the Gold E
# Posted on September 16th 2008 by dylanfoley
Re: Fiddle E String
I just tried Thomastik's Vision string (not the titanium version), at heavy (!) gauge. Very sweet, and the E, although it's not wound, is fairly whistle-resistant. They're a bit quieter, but the payback is a mellow sweetness.
I had been running Tonicas for a long time, but I think I've found myself a new string. They're even a little less expensive than Tonicas, but I'd pay more (but that's our little secret, okay?).
# Posted on September 16th 2008 by Steve Austin
Re: Fiddle E String
Evah Pirazzi Soloist E, or the Obligato gold E. Both are strong without being strident, and last for-freakin' -ever, and I play *a lot*.
# Posted on September 17th 2008 by thebunnystomper
Re: Fiddle E String
I've been using a gold E-string on both my fiddles for some time, and it's better for clarity and smoothness than anything else I've tried. I've been using them for so long I'm not quite sure what they are, but the tailpiece end is black and the peg end is green, with a yellow plastic sleeve for the groove in the bridge (Pirastro Obligato ... possibly?)
They don't whistle, but I'd suggest that a whistling E is usually not so much a consequence of the string or bow but of a fault in bowing technique.
# Posted on September 17th 2008 by lazyhound
Re: Fiddle E String
Piastro universal E - it's a wound string and seems to hold up ok. I'm
using it with a combo of helicore and spirocore
# Posted on September 17th 2008 by Hup
Re: Fiddle E String
...I can't identify what the Hound is using though ...
# Posted on September 17th 2008 by Hup
Re: Fiddle E String
Thanks for all the assistance,
I think I will just buy a set of new strings with a decent E,
Maybe the Evahs...
# Posted on September 17th 2008 by premierview
Re: Fiddle E String
I can confirm the Es I'm using; they are Obligatos, as I suspected. They're left over from sets of Obligatos I've used over the years, and these Es are still lasting. Currently, I'm using them successfully with heavy Helicores on my modern Jay Haide (my session fiddle), and with Vision Titaniums on my old German fiddle.
Premierview, I expect the Evah E will do fine - it comes from the top end of the Pirastro stable.
# Posted on September 17th 2008 by lazyhound
Re: Fiddle E String
try Larsen Tzigane - probably the top of the price range, but amazing.
# Posted on September 17th 2008 by fynnjamin
Re: Fiddle E String
Late in joining this but I also like Evah E--I haven't tried the Tzigane strings; those and Passione are next on my list.
# Posted on September 21st 2008 by marydora
Re: Fiddle E String
I find the gold to be rather week. A good quality plains steel with more "body" would be a Hill. Might try the new flexocore wound E by Pirastro. A warmer sound when high end is too edgy.
# Posted on September 22nd 2008 by hauke